Hoosiers to part ways to take on different meets

Junior Haley Harris leads freshman distance runners Hannah Stoffel and Lexa Barrott in the 1 mile fast race at the 2018 Hoosier Hills meet. The distance runners will split up with the throwers this weekend as they compete in different invitationals.
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The Hoosiers will take the opportunity to divide and conquer this week. IU will send its throwers to Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational and its mid-to-long distance runners to Stanford’s Cardinal Classic.

Wiles is currently in second place in the 800-meter in the Big Ten, as well as 12th place nationally. She earned these spots with a time of 2:05.44 at the Florida Relays on March 29.

Harris also ranks in both the Big Ten and the NCAA. She earned fourth in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally for her time of 2:06.45 at the Pac 12 vs. Big 10 Invitational on March 23.

Pinkston is also currently ranked 11th in the Big Ten for her time of 2:09.09 at the Florida Relays.

Harris will be the only one of the same runners to compete in Saturday’s 1,500-meter. Freshmen Hannah Stoffel and Lexa Barrott, juniors Katherine Receveur and Haley Harris, as well as senior Brenna Calder will also race alongside Harris.

Calder, the Harris twins and Stoffel all rank in the Big Ten alongside second place athlete Receveur.

Receveur is also ranked sixth in the nation for her performance at the Tennessee Relays on April 12th. She also has the second-fastest time in the 1,500 in IU history.

Following these meets, the Hoosiers will reunite at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 26 and 27.

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